The driver was fleeing from officers who were attempting to stop the car, at which point he crashed into the pole, causing a temporary outage.
After crashing into the pole the driver fled from the vehicle on foot but was immediately located and arrested. The officers did not engage in a vehicle pursuit.
The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Daniel Crongeyer. He is charged with fleeing to elude, DUI property damage and leaving the scene of a traffic crash with property damage.